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EDITORIAL
This is Just the beginning…

VISION
Towards Co-operative Relationship between Government and Citizens
Interview: Wajahat Habibullah, Chief Information Commissioner, Government of India

Next Three Years will be the Years of State MMPs
Interview: R Chandrashekahar, Additional Secretary, e-Governance, Department of IT, Ministry of Communications and IT, Government of India

e-Governance- The Strongest Tool for Advancement
Interview: J Satyanarayana, CEO, National Institute of Smart Governnent

A Long Term Partner
Interview: Ravi Venkatesan, Chairman, Microsoft Corporation India Pvt. Ltd.

e-Governance in India- Challenges and Opportunities
Prof S Sadagopan, Founder Director, IIIT, Bangalore

Looking Back and Moving Forward
Neel Ratan, Executive Director, Pricewaterhouse Coopers India

Innovations- The Starting Point for Change
Interview: Prof M S Swaminathan, Chairman, MS Swaminathan Research Foundation

EXPERT-SPEAK
e-Government in Developing Countries
Nagy K. Hanna, Senior International Development Strategy Consultant

Empowerment through ICT
Interview: Oleg Petrov, Programme Coordinator, e-Development Thematic Group, World Bank

The Future of e-Government
Gianluca Misuraca, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

Ten Practical Online Steps for Government Support of Democracy
Steven Clift, Chair, e-Democracy.org

NEGP: CORE INFRASTRUCTURE: COMMON SERVICE CENTRE
Aiming to Service the Citizens at their Door-steps
Interview: Syedain Abbasi, Director, Department of Information Technology, Ministry of
Communications and IT, Goverment of India

NEGP: CORE INFRASTRUCTURE: STATE WIDE AREA NETWORK
A Seamless Converged Communications Network
Interview: Ashis Sanyal, Senior Director, Department of Information Technology, Ministry of
Communications and IT, Goverment of India

Helping Create Connected Governments
Interview: Nagendra Venkaswamy, Managing Director, Juniper Networks, India and South Asia Region

NEGP: CORE INFRASTRUCTURE :STATE DATA CENTRE
State Data Centre: Back Bone for Service Delivery
Interview: S P Singh, Sr Director, Department of IT, Ministry of Communications and IT, Government of India

Facilitating Intelligent Information Infrastructure
Interview: Manoj Chugh, President, EMC, India and SAARC

Leveraging on Technical Innovation
Ajay Ahuja, Senior IT Architect, Sun Microsystems India Pvt. Ltd.

Ensuring Business Continuity
Interview: Sandeep Nair, Managing Director, Emerson Network Power India Pvt. Ltd.

Central Mission Mode Project: MCA 21s

INTEGRATED PROJECT: INDIA PORTAL
Single-window Access to Government Information and Services
Interview: Neeta Verma, Senior Technical Director, National Informatics Centrea

NEGP > E-PANCHAYAT
Towards Electronic Governance at Village Level
Interview: Rajwant Sandhu, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development

INDUSTRY-SPEAK
Focusing on Institutionalising e-Governance
Interview: Tanmoy Chakrabarty, Vice President & Head, Global Government Industry Group, TCS

Go for National Level Projects
Interview: Satish Kaushal, Country Manager- Government and Education, IBM India

India Must Lead the Open Source Movement
Interview: Nandu Pradhan, President and Managing Director, Red Hat India

Simplifying Information Technology
Interview: Ranjan Anandan, Vice President and General Manager, Dell India

Providing End-to-end e-Government Solutions/Services
Interview: Prakash Rane, Managing Director, ABM Knowledgeware Ltd.

We Want the Government to Start working on Next Phase of NeGP
Interview: Jaijit Bhattarcharya, Country Director, Government Strategy, Sun Microsystems
India, Pvt.Ltd.

Need for Comprehensive Security
Interview: Digvijay Singh Chudasama, VP-Sales, Cyberoam

Improving Work Processes, Impacting Productivity
Interview: Princy Bhatnagar, Director, Xerox India

State-Speak
Andhra Pradesh : Connectivity Down to Village Level Necessary for e-Readiness
Interview: Suresh Chanda, Secretary, IT, Government of Andhra Pradesh

Chattisgarh : Chattisgarh has Several Firsts to Its Credit
Interview: Aman Kumar Singh, Secretary-in-Incharge (IT) and CEO, ChiPS, Government of Chattisgarh

Gujarat : Key Infrastructure in Place for e-Governance
Interview: Raj Kumar, Secretary, IT, Department of Science and Technology, Government of Gujarat

Jharkhand : Committed to Provide Host of Government Services to Citizens
Interview: R S Sharma, Principal Secretary, Information Technology Department, Government of Jharkhand

Karnataka : Setting New Benchmarks in Delivery of Government Services
Interview: M N Vidyashankar, Principal Secretary to Government, Department of IT, Biotechnology and Science & Technology, Government of Karnataka

Kerala : Leader in e-Readiness
Interview: Dr. Ajay Kumar, Secretary, IT, Government of Kerala

Madhya Pradesh : From Less Paper Governance to e-Governance
Interview: Anurag Jain, Secretary IT, Government of Madhya Pradesh

Meghalaya : We Have Open Doors for Private Players
Interview: Anoop Kumar Srivastava, Principal Secretary to Government of Meghalaya, Information Technology and Health and Family Welfare Departments

Nagaland : We Involve the Local Community
Interview: Abhishek Singh, Secretary IT, Government of Nagaland

Rajasthan : Moving Steady on the Path of e-Governance
Interview: C K Mathew, Principal Secretary, IT, Government of Rajasthan

Sikkim : Touching the Lives of Citizens
Interview: M G Kiran, Secretary, IT, Government of Sikkim

Tamil Nadu ” Infrastructure for e-Governance Service Delivery Firmly in Place
Interview: Dr C Chandramouli, Secretary, IT, Government of Tamil Nadu

CONNECTIVITY: VISION
Secure Connections in Challenging Environments
Interview: Subodh Vardhan, Director Sales and Country Head (Government and Public Safety), Motorola India

TRENDS
Connecting the Next 500 Million- Challenges and Opportunities
Nandita Krishna, Frost & Sullivan, South Asia & Middle East

Reader’s Corner

EVENT DIARY
GK3- An Event on the Future
Samia Melhem, Chair, e-Development Thematic Group, World Bank

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